Buy a New MBP Before Lion Releases?

[michellanious]

Hi All,
I'm going to be buying a new MBP 13" very soon. I've read in a few places that I should buy it while Snow Lion is still offered on it just in case there are compatibility issues with Lion. What do you think? Is this true and should I purchase now or should I just wait? This will be my first MacBook and I am very excited and anxious about it!

 

[nunes013]

Hi All,
I'm going to be buying a new MBP 13" very soon. I've read in a few places that I should buy it while Snow Lion is still offered on it just in case there are compatibility issues with Lion. What do you think? Is this true and should I purchase now or should I just wait? This will be my first MacBook and I am very excited and anxious about it!

imo i would just buy it. its going to be free when it comes out for you. the day it comes out you will know about any issues because so many people are upgrading so you can hold off the upgrade if their is a problem.

 

[Simplicated]

Hi All,
I'm going to be buying a new MBP 13" very soon. I've read in a few places that I should buy it while Snow Leopard is still offered on it just in case there are compatibility issues with Lion. What do you think? Is this true and should I purchase now or should I just wait? This will be my first MacBook and I am very excited and anxious about it!

Definitely get the one with Snow Leopard. That way you can still decide when to upgrade to Lion, and given the upgrade is free for all Mac purchases after 6 June, you have little reason not to buy one right now.

 

[DWBurke811]

If it were me, I would buy now. Lion is a major step backward, and I for sure will not be running it as my main OS.

 

[alust2013]

Definitely get the one with Snow Leopard. That way you can still decide when to upgrade to Lion, and given the upgrade is free for all Mac purchases after 6 June, you have little reason to not buy one right now.

Agreed. If the Lion upgrade is free, I see no reason to wait. Plus that way you can wait for all the kinks to be worked out with Lion.

 

[michellanious]

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Thanks! I am going to order tomorrow!!

 

[tombubi]

Maybe it will be smart to buy it now as snow is a stable OS, and there could be
some bugs with lion. You can always update to lion later when you are ready for it.

 

[jetblk328i]

You made the right decision IMO, since the upgrade to Lion is free, you don't have to be pushed onto a possibly unstable/brand new OS before the kinks are all worked out.